[PLUG] GalliumOS on Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015)

[Nat Taylor]

A report back after a month or so of use would be useful.

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
wrote:

>
> Not to put anyone off of Joey's dell, but this seems like an opportune
> moment to mention my recent experience with turning a Toshiba Chromebook
> 2 (the 2015 gandof, rather than the 2014 version) into a "real linux"
> machine with GalliumOS.  I needed to do a BIOS update, but I can
> dual-boot to ChromeOS if I want (mostly I don't).
>
> It has 16g of SSD, but it has a nicer display (1920x1080) than most
> Chromebooks (except the Pixel), and 4MB of RAM, which is nicer than many
> as well.  Like most Chromebooks, it has an SD card slot, USB3, HDMI,
> 802.11ac radio.  It is about $300 on Amazon.  The case is a little
> "cheap" feeling, silver plastic, but for $300 it's a decent,
> light-weight laptop for carrying around.  The keyboard (like most
> Chromebooks) takes a little getting used to, and there is a common
> screw-loss syndrome you should be aware of.  Otherwise, generally
> pleased.
>
>
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